The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-08-25
State Press Comment,

State Press Comment.
Morehouse Clarion: Nichols
advocates representative government.
NaEnery endorses personal form Of
government"
81. Landry Democrat, 18th: "Gov.
McEnery very promptly ordered the
election to fill the vacancy in Con-
gress caused by Che death of Hon. e.
W. Robertson. The alleged disar-
rangement Of the polls in this parish
and Acadia and the alleged impedi-
ment in the law to an early election
still exist, but His Excellency does
not find it prudent to monkey with
the Congressional election. It would
not do, you know!"
The Iberia Farmer gives quite an
encouraging report of Gen. Nichols
strength in the Third Congressional
District. It says: "Notwithstand-
ing all twists and turns Nichols is
gaining. Acadia is for him, Ascen-
sion also, in fact all this DISTRICT
Now we do not like to be too point
ed, but in his election and the fall of
the third term there is more than one
thinks, for the maintenance in Louisi-
ana OF certain just aspirations and
the general freedom of the white peo-
pie. IF need be, we will later lay be-
fore the eyes of the public facts
patent to all, but which have not yet
been explained to the press"
From resolution of Centreville, st.
Mary parish, Democratic Nichols
Club: "That we shall diligently use
oil honest and proper means to defeat
the denomination of 8. D. McEnery
to q position he has abused and used
for selfish ends. That we shall Just
as zealously labor to secure the NOM
nation and election of the peoples
choice and friend, Francis T. Nichols.
That to that end we do now organize
the Centreville Democratic Nichols
Club. That we now fling our battle
flag to the breeze, to follow the maim-
ed and battered soldier and tested
patriot to victory, over personality,
prescription, sel6shness and wrong"
st. Landry Democrat, 18th: GA
vacancy occurred in the Judgeship of
this District by the death Of Judge
Hudspeth in April; and Gov. McEn-
cry ordered an election to be held on
December 9th to fill the vacancy, in
the meantime filing it by his own ap-
pointment. The Congressman for
this District died on the End instant,
and the Governor has ordered an cleo
ton, to ell the vacancy, to be held on
November LIST. According to the
stand taken by the Governor and his
supporters in regard to the election
for Judge, this election for Congress-
man cannot be legal, for six months
cannot elapse between the date of
the order, August 4th, and November
LIST. But the Governor could tenn
porary gil the vacancy for Judge by
appointment, and he could not ap-
point Congressman. His action In
the latter case shows that the alleged
necessity for the Police Jurors to
have six months time to fix polling
places before Judge could be elect
ed, was q transparent trick to keep
the Governors appointee in Office"
The Now Orleans Picayune Of the
18th, in an article on estate Govern
ment rs Affecting the City" says:
!" The people are well aware, from
bitter experience, what they can ex
pect from Gov. McEnery in that di-
rection. The Governor can, by using
his patronage and influence in per-
petuating his power, crush all efforts
OF the people Of this city to control
their own local affairs. Governor
McEneryhas done this in most mer-
CHESS manner. His representative in
this city, James d. Houston, dictated
the whole city ticket in 1886, and it
was counted through without COM
junction. The election was a farce,
but the municipal government
was nevertheless installed. The
Mayor and majority of the Council
were indirectly the choice of Gov.
MeEnery, since they were named by
his representative here. These Off
GERS are the soul of the municipal
government. Upon them depends
the success or failure of the municipal
administration. Whether it has been
q success or a failure we need scarce
~ discuss here. We believe the peo-
pie are practically unanimous on that
point"
Several weeks ago Nichols Par
ish Campaign Committee was organ
lied at Coushatta, Red River parish.
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